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Indigenous leader Marlon Vargas calls President Noboa's urgent mining and energy reform a threat to water, territories, and collective rights. The National Assembly has until March 2 to vote on the bill, and CONAIE is calling for unity against it.
President Noboa announced Friday that the national government will operate from Guayaquil for several weeks, with the National Police high command relocating as well. The move comes two days after the arrest of Guayaquil’s mayor and amid record violence that made Ecuador the world’s most dangerous country in 2025.
Aquiles Alvarez, the sitting mayor of Ecuador's largest city, was arrested on organized crime and money laundering charges and transferred to Latacunga prison. Over 50,000 people marched in his defense while a massive commercial building fire burned just eight blocks away.
What started as a tariff dispute has spiraled into a full trade war between neighbors. Ecuador slapped 30% duties on Colombian imports; Colombia responded by suspending electricity sales and threatening counter-tariffs on 23 Ecuadorian products. The pipeline tariff jumped from $3 to $30 per barrel.
Ecuador’s monthly fuel price band adjusted at midnight. Extra and Ecopaís gasoline rose to $2.76/gallon, Súper Premium dropped to $3.19, and diesel barely moved at $2.70. The new prices hold through March 11.
Several indigenous organizations have announced a formal legal process to revoke President Daniel Noboa’s mandate, citing unfulfilled commitments and growing social discontent. The recall faces steep constitutional hurdles but signals deepening political tensions.
Hundreds of rice producers from Guayas and Los Ríos met in Santa Lucía to deliver a manifesto demanding the government enforce minimum price floors and address what they call the worst crisis in three decades. Over 500,000 jobs and $100 million in losses hang in the balance.
Ecuarunari's new president Leonidas Iza announced that indigenous organizations will formally pursue a mandate revocation against President Daniel Noboa, citing broken promises and growing social discontent. The constitutional process requires over two million signatures and cannot begin until May 2026.
Municipal employees across at least 15 cantons in Loja province are owed between two and four months of back pay. The crisis affects services in the Vilcabamba valley, where road maintenance and building permits are delayed.
High-level negotiations in Quito on February 6 ended without resolving the mutual 30% tariffs between Ecuador and Colombia. Both countries are blaming each other. Here's what it means for prices, energy, and daily life.
Thirty-percent tariffs, suspended electricity exports, a 900% pipeline fee hike, and border protests — the Ecuador-Colombia trade war is escalating fast. Here's how it could affect your daily life.
